Coin cabinet



May 21, 1929. l J. F. Ross, JR., ET AL 1,713,715

COIN CABINET Filed June 9, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l Attomqy w y By Patented May 21, 1929..

UNITE sra'rns T QFFICE;

JOHN F. ROSS, JR, AND TIMOTHY G. BILLUPS, 6F NOR-FOLK, VIRGINIA.

COIN CABINET.

Application filed June 9, 1928. Serial N'o. 284,153.

The present invention relates to a coin cabinet, for storing coins and has for its object to provide a structure with a plurality of drawers therein, the drawers being divided into con'ipartments for holding coins of different denominations in predetermined groups, whereby a teller in a bank mayeasily and readily make change and accurately check up at the end of the business day.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of acabinet of this nature, including a plurality of drawers in a cabinet, and means for holding the drawers against total displacement from the cabinet, in an accidental manner, but said means being operable to allow the removal of the drawers so that they may be stacked in a safe over night.

A still further very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a cabinet of this nature which is simple in its construction, strong and durable, inexpensive to manufacture, thoroughly efficient and reliable in use, and otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be. hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

. Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet embodying the features of our invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, showing a portion of one side wall broken away.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the looking panel.

Figure 4 is a horizontal section through the cabinet showing one of the drawers in top plan.

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical section through said drawer.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of another drawer.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of a third drawer.

Figure 8 is a sectional view therethrough taken substantially on the line 8 -8 of Figure 7 and Figure 9 is a top plan view of a fourth drawer.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the cabinet includes a bottom 5, side walls 6, and a back 7 rising therefrom,

with a vertical slot 14 for receiving a panel 15, which is hingedly mounted as at 16, and has a knob 17. On the inner face of this panel are a plurality of inwardly directed lugs on faces 19, screwed or otherwise secured as at 20, to the panel. The adjacent sides of the drawers 10, 11, 12 and 13 are provided with longitudinally extending grooves 21 into which the lugs extend, to limit the outward movement of the drawers when the panel is in a closed position and thus the drawers can? not be totally removed when the grooves 21 terminate a distance from the ends thereof.

The drawers are provided with suitable handles 22 so that theymay be conveniently withdrawn when desired.

When it is desired to take the drawers out of the cabinet, the panel 15 is swung to an open position, thus removing the lugs 18 from the grooves 21.

The drawer 10 has a grate-like frame 25, mounted therein, said frame providing a plurality ofopenings 26, to receive stacks of dimes on edge, each stack equal to one dollar. This frame is further provided with openings to provide compartments '27 for receiving stacks of. dimes, which stack is equal to two dollars. The frame is further pro vided with openings providing compartments 28 to receive stacks of nickles, each. stack being equal to fifty cents. The frame is further provided with openings 29-to receive stacks of nickels, each stack being equal to one do].- lar.

In'the present illustration, it will be seen that if the drawer is full, the total amount would be one hundred and thirteen dollars, divided into thirty-three dollars in dimes in one dollar stacks, forty-two dollars in dimes in two dollar stacks, eighteen dollars in niclrles in fifty 'cent stacks, and twenty dollars in niclrles in one dollar stacks.

In the drawer 11 there is a grate like frame 30 having openings forming compartments 31 and the drawer will hold three hundred dollars in quarters.

The drawer 12 has a frame 32 with openings signedprincipally for use in tell 33 therein forming compartments to receive stacks of half dollars, each stack consisting of twenty half dollars and the drawer holds a total of five hundred dollars.

The drawer 13 has a framegl therein, with a group of openings 35, to form compartments for receiving twenty dollar gold pieces, in stacks on edge, each stack totalling'twohundred dollars. The frame 34 is provided with a group of openings 36 to receive ten dollar gold pieces, twenty to a stack. The frame is provided with compartments 37 to receivefive dollar gold pieces, twenty to a: stack. 'The frame is provided with openings-3S to receive two dollar and a half gold pieces twenty in a stack. The frame is providedwith openings 39 to receive silver, dollars, tenin a stack. The frame isprovided with openings 40 to receive pennies, twenty five in astack, and with an enlarged compartment 41 to receive odd gold pieces. This drawer will hold twelve hundred dollars in twenty dollar gold pieces,

eight hundred dollars in ten dollar gold pieces, four hundred dollars in five dollar gold pieces, four hundred and fifty dollars in two-and a half dollar gold pieces, one hundred and sixty dollars in silver dollars,

and five dollars and twenty-five cents in pennies, being a total of thirty hundredand fifteen dollars and twenty-five cents.

From the above detailed descriptionit will be readily apparent that this cabinet is de "ers' cages in banks. It conserves a good portion of the usually limited space in such cages, by doing away with the present method of handling coins of various denominations in trays set out at random, consolidating theminto space required for: onset the trays. The drawers of this cabinet, being of uniform size, are to be removed at the end of thezd'ay, stacked upon each other, and placed in the vault over night.

The sides ofthese drawers are of the'proper height to permit stacking without interfering with the coins therein. The tellers, when balancing cash at the end of the day, or whenever necessary, may by glancing at the number immediately in front of the first stack in each section and by total l'ing'these amounts, determine the cash in the cabinet much more readily than by havingto count each stack separately.

It is thought that the construction, utility,

operation, and advantages of this invention will now be. quite apparent to those skilled in thisart, without a more detailed description thereof.- The present embodnnent of the invention has been disclosed in detail, merely by way of eirainplasincein actual practice 1t attains the 't'eat-uresof invention enumerated: as desirable in the statement of the illvention and the'above description.

Itwillbe apparent that changesin the 'dc---- what closed and to be free therefrom when opened.

2'. In: combination, a cabinet formed with a plurality of drawer receivable compartments, drawers slidable inthe compartments, one side of theca-binet having a slot, a panel hinged to the said side of the cabinet to *ing it to the slot, the sides of the drawer adjacent the panel being provided with longitw dinalgrooves, and lugs on the panel to extend mto the grooves when the panel 1s closed, so

as to limit the-movement of the drawers, and

whereby the panel may be swung to an open position'to allow the drawers to be totally removed from the cabinet.

3'. In combination, a cabinet formed with a plurality of drawer receivable compart ments, drawers slidable in the compartments, one side of the cabinet having a slot, a panel hinged tothe said side of the cabinet to swing into the slot, the sides of the drawer adja cent the panel being provided with longitu dinal grooves, and lugs on the panel to extend intothe grooves when thepanel is closed, so asto limit the movementof the drawers, and whereby the panel may be swung to an open position to allow the drawers to be to? tally removed fromthe cabinet, each drawer having a grate like frame therein provided with openings to form compartments so as to hold groups of coins thereinfin stacks of predetermined amounts. H

In testimony whereofwe aflix our srgnatures. v

JOHN F. ROSS, JR; 7

TIMOTHY G. BILLUPS: 

